‘Iron Man 3′ Casting Call Confirms Returning Characters

Published 2 years ago
by
Rob Keyes
, Updated June 26th, 2014 at 10:20 am,

The complete Iron Man 3 casting call:

Principal actor auditions and extras casting registration is underway for the Walt Disney Studios/Marvel Studios superhero feature film “Iron Man 3″. Shooting will take place in the Wilmington, NC area and other locations in North Carolina from May 21, 2012 through September 7, 2012. The film’s main stars are being cast out of Los Angeles, however many supporting and day player acting roles will be cast in North Carolina. All of the extras, photo-doubles and stand-ins for the films stars will be cast in North Carolina. The production will create 550 “high-quality, well-paying jobs” and 1,000 talent opportunities in N.C.

Multi talented actor, screenwriter and film director Shane Black is taking over the directing duties from Jon Favreau, who directed the first two films in the “Iron Man” series. Black also is writing the screenplay for “iron Man 3″ with Drew Pierce and Robert Downey Jr’s creative input. He recently said not to expect “Iron Man 3″ to feature any other heroes from Marvel’s universe saying that after “The Avengers” the plan is to go back to self-contained single-character stories. Shane Black has directed Robert Downey Jr. before – in Black’s last feature film directing job “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” in 2005.

Louis D’Esposito will executive produce for Marvel Studios. Former president and chairman of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, will also executive produce along with Golden Globe Award nominated independent producer Charles Newirth. Avi Arad will produce the film under the banner of his company “Avi Arad Productions”. Arad has served as producer or executive producer on every Marvel film since 1998′s Blade. He is former CEO and the founder of Marvel Studios.

“Iron Man 3″ Principal Actor and Extras Information

Minors and foreign talent must be legally eligible to work in the state of North Carolina and in the United States

The 2012 North Carolina Actors Resource Guide includes the following information and documents for minors and foreign talent who would like to audition for “Iron Man 3″ or work as an extra on the film:

• USA Child Actor Work Permit Requirements
• North Carolina Child Performer Labor Law Information
• North Carolina Youth Employment Certificate Instructions
• North Carolina Youth Approval To Work Late Hours Form
• North Carolina Minor Intention To Employ Form
• North Carolina Dept. of Labor Rules and Regulations Relative to Employment of Children under 16 Years of Age.
• Immigration Work Permit Information
• Non-Immigrant Visa Application
• Links for Child Labor Information

The 2012 North Carolina Actors Resource Guide eBook is available here.

“Iron Man 3″ will be hiring upward of one thousand extras, as well as photo doubles and stand ins for the films stars. The background performer casting director will be seeking people of all ages and any ethnicity including children, adults, males and females. In addition, there will over 550 film crew jobs available.

“Iron Man 3″ is scheduled to hit theaters Memorial Day weekend, 2013.

Principal Actor Casting

See the post titled Headshot and Resume Information regarding how to submit for acting roles.

Do NOT send photos and resumes to the production companies, as they will most likely end up being thrown away. They do not cast the films, rather they hire casting directors who sort through the thousands of submissions.